Originally Posted by
ShyGuy
Higney85, that's the point. Do not let the golden handcuffs tie you down. Now if a RJ Captain wants to stay voluntarily for 10 or 15+ years because of QOL and schedules, pay, then fine. But do not disguise this as "wasn't able to leave through no fault of his own.". It means he did have opportunity to leave when majors were hiring but he elected to stay to enjoy their RJ Captain pay/QOL/schedules. In essence, they took a gamble. Now it seems 9E will be the next Comair.
Wrong. Take a look at my previous post. A guy hired in 1997 pretty much hit the perfect storm. 9/11, age 65, oil through the roof in 07/08.
But that's okay. You are the "Seer of all Seers, the Knower of all things, the Virgin of all pilots." For your sake, (truly) I hope Virgin takes off and you can thump your chest and tell us all how smart you were. But beware, the next bad thing is just around the corner, and now that you are the FNG at a dicey upstart, you will be the first to be furloughed. Sir Richard is a genius, but part of being smart is knowing when to fold.